Aamir Khan's Strategy For Not Taking His Film Income

Aamir Khan dalam Thugs of Hindostan (Yash Raj Films)

JAKARTA - Actor Aamir Khan is one of the most popular actors in India. During a career in the industry for more than 30 years, he has starred in various film titles and television series.

He is nicknamed Mr. Perfectionist (Mr. Perfectionist) and is known for his acting transformation that deserves thumbs up.

Starting from Dangal, PK, to 3 Idiots, the three films were able to bring Aamir Khan's name as a popular figure internationally. The three films above are some of the Indian films that were able to attract the attention of the audience.

However, a report said that he did not take honorarium for any films he played. How can?

Thugs of Hindostan

In 2018, Aamir Khan starred in the film Thugs of Hindostan. This film tells the story of British soldiers who control several areas in India in 1795.

Aamir Khan plays a local thug named Firangi Mallah who is assigned to spy on the Khudabaksh group and its troops.

Called as the most expensive budget Bollywood film, in fact bad reviews can't save the film's profits. When it premiered, the film was greeted with great fanfare but did not work well or was called a flop.

From a budget of 613.6 billion, this film is only able to earn 144 crore rupees or 294.5 billion. In the midst of the news, Aamir Khan explained that he had received no honorarium for his role in the film.

Profit

“I stopped getting down payments. I don't take a single rupee fee for my film. If a film (he plays) is successful, first the investment will be returned. When everyone has been paid and the costs are successfully covered, I get a percentage of the profits, "he said, quoting from Hindustantimes.

Conversely, if the film is not successful, Aamir Khan ensures that no one is harmed by the production. "Nobody has to lose, I feel responsible for that."

When joining a film production, Aamir Khan saw how the prospects of a film could develop.

“Say a film costs 100 rupees to produce it. So all expenses including cast, crew and production, I didn't take a penny. When the film was released, at that point I didn't make any money. "

“As the film becomes successful, it will profit through P&A (prints and advertising) which is worth more than 100 rupees. So the investment will be paid back. "

For this acquisition, at least the producer benefits from the expenditure on film production.

“There's no way the producer will lose money. If the film suffers a loss, then I don't get paid. The first rupees I got were when the production costs were closed, ”said Aamir Khan.

Of course, the strategy carried out by Aamir Khan requires a long process and time. He managed to establish himself as the most influential actor in India so that Khan understands the business flow of marketing a film.

Nor does he hesitate to admit that a film doesn't work, such as Thugs of Hindostan. When they didn't make a profit, Aamir Khan apologized for failing to present a film that everyone could enjoy.

Thanks to believing in his branding as an actor, it was not difficult for Aamir Khan to implement the system and become choosy with his film projects.